Maeve O'Donovan was a finalist in the 2006/2007 final on the RTÉ programme You're a Star. She made it to the semi-final. In the final week of the competition, her track, "Landslide", made it into the Irish music charts.

The Irish Rugby Team[1] (coached by her father Niall O'Donovan) pledged their support for her to win the "You're A Star" competition in which she came in third.

In 2014 she opened a coffeehouse in Limerick, Ireland, called 'Cellar Door'.